La Jolla Half Marathon – Race Recap

Back from a blogging hiatus and ready to wrap-up my spring race recaps!

It’s hard to believe that the La Jolla Half Marathon already happened four months ago. Looking back at the pictures I don’t even look pregnant! Part of the San Diego Triple Crown half marathon race series, La Jolla boasts beautiful scenery, a few epic hills, and a great North County vibe. The race starts at Del Mar (I decided to go EARLY and park at the start, best decision I could have made) and ends in La Jolla Cove at the Ellen Browning Scripps Park.

I had so much fun meeting up with some Moms RUN This Town Mamas before the race!

Race Highlights:

*Memories! So many great memories are wrapped up in that course for me. From hiking in the Torrey Pines State Reserve, visiting my husband while he was a grad student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, learning to surf at La Jolla Shores, and living nearby the Cove while I was in college, each mile I ran held something dear to my heart.

*Scenery. It’s hard to beat any race with ocean views!

Last flat stretch before THE HILL to Torrey Pines

*Finish line festival. This was one of my favorite race finishes. Sitting on the grass listening to live music with an icy chocolate milk and a beautiful new medal sure felt joyful, especially having successfully completed the race 12 weeks pregnant! The only downside of the whole experience was that this was the first race I’ve run that included a free beer at the finish (a San Diego microbrew, no less!) and I wasn’t able to indulge, ha. No worries, I’ll be back next year La Jolla to improve my time and drink my beer!